Measuring-can



(No Model.)

P. G..H. STRASBURGER.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK C. H. STRASBURGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MEASURING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,595, dated August11, 1891.

Application tiled December l, 1890. Serial No. 373,168. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK C. H. STRAS- BURGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook, in the State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeasuring- Cans, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object the provision of a can for containingliquid from which a definite portion can be drawn without the use of aseparate measuring-vessel.

My invention consists of the parts and combinations hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a vertical section of a canembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the can takenon the line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar section online 3 3, Fig. l.

The can shown is similar to the ordinary milk-can, the body A beingprovided with a spout B.

The can is divided into two compartments C and D by a horizontalpartition E, and the compartment D. is subdivided, as shown in Fig. 3,into two compartments d d', of unequal size-as, for example, one holdinga quart or a gallon and the other or smaller compartment holding a pintor quart, as the case may be. Communication between the uppercompartment C ofthe can and the lower compartmentsd d and betweenthelatter com partments and the discharge-spout B of the can is governed bythe valve F, provided with a chambered plug G. Said plug G is shown inplan in Fig. 2. The Wing G' extends over openings H H', which connectthe compartment C with the compartments d d', respectively. The size ofthe wing G' is such as to be sufficient to cover either of the openingsH H', but not to cover both at the same time. Vhen the plug G is in itscentral position, as shown in Fig. 2, both openings are partiallyuncovered, so that the contained liquid in the can is free to ilow intothe compartments d d'. Then the valve is in the central position justdescribed, the passage b to the spout B is closed, as may be seen byreference to Fig. 3.

Vhen it is desired to draw a definite amount of liquid from the can, thehandle I, Fig. 1, which is connected by the spindle .I with the valve G,is turned to one side or the other, as

the case may be, thus opening connection from the compartment d or clthrough the passage b' or b2 to the spout, communication being by thesame movements cut od between the main body of liquid in the compartmentC and the subdivision d CZ', which has been put into connection with thespout. The movement of the valve-plug just described is indicated indotted lines in Fig. 3. In order to .'allow the liquid to flow freelyfrom the compartments d d', an air-tube K, forked at its lower end,connected to the compartments d and d', and having its other end abovethe levelV of the liquid, is employed. As shown, it is located withinthe interior of the can, but could be placed outside, if desired.

I claiml. The combination, with a can having a compartment forcontaining the main body of liquid and smaller compartments providedwith separate openings connecting them with the iirstnamed compartment,of a valve adapted to alternatively close said openings when movedeither side of its central position, but leaving both said passages incommunication with the main compartment when in its central position,said valve being also provided with passages through which communicationmay be opened alternatively with either of the smaller compartments andthe discharge-spout, substantially as described.

2. A measuring-can divided by a horizontal partition E into twocompartments, the lower of said compartments being subdivided by thepartitions D' into compartments d d', said compartments d d' connectingwith the larger compartment C through openings H H', in combination withthe valve F, having a plug G, provided with a wing G', said wing beingadapted to close alternatively lthe openings H H', and said valve beingadapted to close the passage to the spout B when in its central positionand to open communication alternatively between said spout -B and thecompartments d d', respectively, through the passages b and b or b2,substantially as described.

FRANK C. H. STRASBURGER.

Vitnesses:

IRWIN VEEDEE, H. A. YOUNG.

